{"id":383802,"date":"2021-12-21T00:20:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T21:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/suny-names-an-interim-chancellor-to-replace-cuomo-tainted-malatras\/"},"modified":"2021-12-21T00:20:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T21:20:26","slug":"suny-names-an-interim-chancellor-to-replace-cuomo-tainted-malatras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/suny-names-an-interim-chancellor-to-replace-cuomo-tainted-malatras\/","title":{"rendered":"#SUNY names an interim chancellor to replace Cuomo-tainted Malatras"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#SUNY names an interim chancellor to replace Cuomo-tainted Malatras<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>ALBANY \u2013 The State University of New York\u2019s Board of Trustees has t<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley to replace Jim Malatras as chancellor, following his forced resignation due to his longstanding ties with disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>The board unanimously approved Stanley\u2019s installment as interim chancellor by a 14-0 vote during a special meeting just before 9 a.m. Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an important day for SUNY\u2026I know Deborah to be a bold, inclusive, moral and very significant and dignified leader who has led her campus with a lot of pride,\u201d said SUNY board Chairman Merryl Tisch during the meeting, which was held remotely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe doesn\u2019t avoid controversy. She is a steady hand for this very, very significant challenge before us. It should not come as a surprise that we are staring down the face of the next wave of COVID.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stanley starts Jan. 15 \u2013 the same day Malatras is slated to step down \u2013 and in the meantime, the board will start a national search for a new chancellor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Former SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras had long worked for Andrew Cuomo dating back to his days as New York state Attorney General.\" class=\"wp-image-20558873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras had long worked for Andrew Cuomo dating back to his days as New York state Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a>.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brigitte Stelzer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She will make a $500,000 annual salary heading the 64-campus public university system, according to a copy of the resolution approving her appointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I see SUNY now asking for my participation and getting back on track and moving toward a permanent chancellor and perhaps addressing some of the challenges that are present at this moment \u2013 I then am happy to put aside some personal plans and devote myself to that endeavor, because it\u2019s so worthy,\u201d Stanley told the trustees.<\/p>\n<p>She had previously announced she would retire as upstate\u2019s SUNY Oswego\u2019s president \u2014 a post she\u2019s held for 25 years \u2013 at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Former SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras\" class=\"wp-image-20558875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras allegedly targeted Cuomo accuser Lindsay Boylan.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Pacific Press\/LightRocket via Ge<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But SUNY trustees obtained an emergency waiver to fast-track the announcement, circumventing the state\u2019s open meetings law as normally the board needs to give public notice at least seven days in advance.<\/p>\n<p>The swift move signifies the urgency of the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Malatras announced he would step down earlier this month following revelations that he assisted in smearing the reputation of Cuomo-accuser Lindsey Boylan.<\/p>\n<p>New interview transcripts released as part of State Attorney General Letitia James\u2019 bombshell Aug. 3 sexual harassment report showed text messages from Malatras targeting Boylan in 2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, and James Malatras, left, his former director of state operations\" class=\"wp-image-20558877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras was questioned for apparently writing and fact-checking Andrew Cuomo\u2019s $5.1 million book.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Mike Groll, File<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMalatras to Boylan: Go f\u2013k yourself,\u201d the SUNY boss wrote in one text.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s release some of her cray emails!\u201d he said in another.<\/p>\n<p>Although he apologized, noting the messages came before Boylan first made her sexual harassment complaints against Cuomo in Dec. 2020 \u2013 Malatras faced an avalanche of pressure from state lawmakers, SUNY students and officials and eventually Gov. Kathy Hochul to relinquish his position.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"More than 30 New York state assembly members called on Jim Malatras to resign from his SUNY Chancellor position.\" class=\"wp-image-20558878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/deborah-stanley-suny-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>More than 30 New York state assembly members called on Jim Malatras to resign from his SUNY Chancellor position.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Hans Pennink<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SUNY trustees and Tisch stood by him until the end, praising his leadership during his short-lived appointment \u2013 as Malatras served just a year of his intended five-year appointment term, expected to expire in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Malatras served as a close confidant to Cuomo throughout the pandemic, appearing at many press conferences and serving on his COVID-19 task force. He previously served as director of state operations under the former gov, and even worked for Cuomo when he was state Attorney General.<\/p>\n<p>SUNY trustees meanwhile are reviewing his contract and exit package, as The Post exclusively reported Malatras could be eligible for a $450,000 salary next year.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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